Lawmakers rue uncracked glass ceiling Lawmakers lambasted the government for prejudice and discrimination today, following the appointment of the secretary of the health ministry and its attitude towards women leadership. Nepal 08 Mar, 2025
FPTP: Female Participation Too Poor Considering the number of women elected to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, it appears that FPTP stands for Female Participation Too Poor. Nepal 30 Nov, 2022
EDITORIAL - Women in politics Constitutionally all the political parties are required to ensure at least 33 per cent representation of women in the federal parliament and provincial assemblies, either through the first-past-thepost (FPtP) or the proportional representation (PR) system. Opinion 03 Aug, 2022
MPs demand 50 per cent FPTP tickets for women Twelve women lawmakers representing different political parties registered a motion of urgent public importance in the House of Representatives demanding that political parties give proportionate representation to women while fielding candidates for the first-past-the-post election constituencies. Nepal 02 Aug, 2022
Appoint deputy speaker, NA vice-chair: Gautam ​​​​​​​Lawmaker Bamdev Gautam drew the attention of the government to the fact that the posts of deputy speaker and vice-chair were lying vacant in the Parliament, saying this was a matter of concern. Kathmandu 13 Jul, 2022
Patriarchy blamed for suffering of mothers, kids Women lawmakers blamed patriarchy and selfish bureaucracy for the sufferings of children of Nepali mothers who have not been able to obtain their citizenship just because they cannot trace their fathers and they cannot produce certificates of their father’s nationality. Nepal 18 Jun, 2022
Call to endorse citizenship act (amendment) bill in ongoing session Parliamentarians have called for top leadership to create environment to endorse the Citizenship Act (Amendment) Bill in the ongoing session Kathmandu 17 Jun, 2022
Indian women lawmakers face abuse as global online violence rises NEW DELHI/DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: Nearly 100 Indian women politicians faced abuse, including rape and death threats, on social media during elections last year, with researchers on Thursday raising concerns over rising online violence against women... Women 23 Jan, 2020
�I will have 100 per cent claim on the post of speaker� Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe says she will have 100 per cent claim on the post of speaker when the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lays claim to the post. Ram Kumar Kamat of The Himalayan Times spoke to her about the election for speaker... Travel 23 Dec, 2019
Aspiring leaders make a case for HoR speaker Kathmandu, December 8 With the bill session of the Federal Parliament likely to kick off in mid-December, leaders of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have intensified informal talks for the election of a new speaker of the House of... Horoscopes 09 Dec, 2019
Women lawmakers demand 50pc reservation in Parliament Kathmandu, November 1 Women lawmakers today demanded 50 per cent reservation for women in the Parliament. They demanded that elections in Nepal be conducted in a gender-friendly manner. Researches, in-depth discussions should be carried out for... Horoscopes 02 Nov, 2019
Govt, parties mum on slur against Mahara Kathmandu, October 4 The government and parties, both ruling and opposition, don’t seem ready to speak on rape allegations against Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who resigned as the House of Representatives speaker on Tuesday. The government has been... Travel 05 Oct, 2019
